Tuesday October 19,
2010
6:30 p.m. Campbell
Dining Room
Student Life and
Technology Center
I. Call to Order
II. Special Business
III. Announcements and Constituent Concerns
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Almas: Zaza’s music being toooo loud. Email
April Jackson with any complaints.
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Torey: don’t use tape in bullentin boards and
don’t cover up any
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Ruanda: reflecting mirrors for the tunnel!
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Taylor: more recycle bins in the library –
Emily Uhar is on it.
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Journeys question??? Can there be a
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Breakfast response – more breakfast response
than lunch.
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Sidewalks to and from the sltc….kind of weird.
We will try to address that.
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Food suggestion box? Can we have it back.
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And talk to the people in the cafeteria if you
have suggestions. They are nice ladies and gentlemen.
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Chainsaw issues? So apparently art students are
working late with chainsaws into the morning hours. First please be do this
some other time. People are trying to sleep and it is probably not safe for
people to be using that kind of machinery that late. Be careful. Senate loves
you.
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IV. Departmental Liaison Reports
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Library – implementing stapler. IT’s problem. We
forwarded on. We are waiting to hear back.
V. Committee Reports
- Financial
Committee with Alexander Jones
- Profile
- New
number $118.17 after striking the elements of style by half because we
found cheaper versions.
- Approved
by all.
- Amnesty
- Fincom
voted down
- Motion
to reject – Approved to reject, 4 opposing.
- Tea
- Fincom
flet that is wat not a wise use of students fund;
- It
is quite an expense for per person.
- It
would give what was bought by student activity given to outside Hendrix
people.
- Motion
to reject. Approved to reject – 3 abstintions.
- Committee on Everything Awesome, :
- Dean
Jim “Laughs a lot” Wiltgen
- Karla
“Really broke the candy jar but wont admit it” Carney-Hall
- Student
Afffairs Employment MONTH
- Ghost
Roast! Plan for the night. WE are going to setup tables around the
campus. You will have to have your id and friends will have to have
wristband and id’s to get on this campus. This is going to be labor
intensive but we are wanting to make this a safe HENDRIX event. Guest
wristbands will be available by the libaray and between hardin and
fausette. Markham lot and Couch/Martin lot will be blocked off. It is a
cup event. Make sure you have your wristband and ids with you at ALL
TIMES.
- BIG
THANKS FOR FUNDING THE STUDENT RIGHTS TRIP. It was a great trip and
everybody brought back ideas that will improve the campus. YAY (: We are
hoping it will an annual event. The March Continues trip was great.
- Environmental
Concerns Committee with Emily and Katherine
- Free
Store: 3:30 to 5:30 TUESDAYS!!!! Come out.
- Tie
Dying TOMORROW!!!!! Will begin our Energy Competition. 2:30 – 5:30. In
pecan court by the old burrow.
- Hike
10a.m. on Saturday! With the Philosophy Club! Meet at the bell. Bring a
car.
- Weekly
meeting this Thursday! At 6!!!
- Media
Committee with Hannah Sintek
- All
is going well in the media world.
- Aonian
is starting to talk
- Next
profile is going to be out OCTOBER 28, 2010
- KHDX
is going well. Tune in and listen to them. They are great! (:
- Multicultural
Development Committee with Molly Miller
- Meeting
on Thursday!
- Hopefully
doing Harvestfest.
- Working
with Dean Wiltgen to make a panel on the March Continues trip.
- Campus
Kitty with Sabrina
- Meeting
tonight at 8.
- Dates
before may not be correct. We are working on them now.
- Social
Committee with Will Phillips
- SOCO
54: November 20th.
- GET
READY!!!!!!
- Volunteer
Action Committee with Michaela Fraser
- Saturday:
Arkansas Rice Depot 8am at the bell and be back by 12:45! Plus SNACKS
- Harvestfest
next week!
- Candy
drive is going on!!!!!! BRING YO CANDY.
- Academic
Policy with Ruanda McFerren
- Seniors
do applications for graduation.
- If
any questions, go to the registar.
- Ap
meeting Thursday! Send me complaints.
- Student
and Academic Concerns Committee with Taylor and Ruanda
- Senate
Clean-up!
- Kristi
vo wanted to announce SENIOR NIGHT! At ZAZA Saturday night! There will be
specials on drinks and food! Come out and have a great time! (:
- Elections
are Thursday for Apt Exec Council.
- At
large members filings will open tonight! Filing closes next Monday!
- Update
on gift: several ideas from the library. Keep those wheels turning.
- Communications
Committee with Emily Jones
- Decorating
proposals! Lets decorate the SLTC for the winter holidays!
- RETREAT
Drivers
- Committee
on Committees with Torey Hayward
- No
report. Sending times for meeting!
- RETREAT
Saturday!!!!!!!!!!
- Executive
Committee with Lydia Nash
- Talked
to bruce – have not taken picture yet! 7:20, after meeting to take
pictures.
- Rental
system in bookstore!!!! Next semester.
- Buying
tickets for the UCA vs. Hendrix games.
VII. New Business
VIII. Adjournment
·
Motion to adjournment by Black Whicker (senator
Chesser)
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DISCRETIONARY
Request for Discretionary Funds
Prepared by: Linh
Hong Chuong
Budget Breakdown:
Mizusashi (ceramic
fresh-water container): $110.00
Higashibon (lacquer tray for tea service): $28.00
Matcha (tea): 100g $119.00
Higashi (sweets): $78.00
Kai Chawan (ceramic tea bowls) x 10: $220.00
Kaishi (paper for tea sweets): $12.00
Tatami (bamboo mat): $360.00
Shikishi (calligraphy panels with 4 principals of tea-for shrine): $86.00
Shiki (lacquered wooden board used for utensils): $39.00
Hana-Ire (ceramic ikebana/flower vase): $51.00
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Sub-total $1,103.00
Shipping 10%: $111.00
Tax 10%: $111.00
TOTAL: $1,325.00
Organization Name: Hendrix Tea Society
Requesting: $1,325.00
For: Japanese Tea Ceremonies (Chanoyu)
When & Where will
this Event Occur: Nov 14 and 21 at the home of Markus Bergman and Shin Yu Pai*
Master Calendar
Confirmation: No**
Event Details:
Purpose: The purpose of this event is to allow students the
opportunity to explore the culture of tea in Japan, the role of tea ceremonies
in Buddhism, and to provide a calm, leisurely environment for refined
socialization and contemplation.
This is also one of a series of events this semester aiming
to increase awareness of Buddhism and to gauge student interest for future
work/reference. (The other two events being an event with a visiting Tibetan
geshe [Buddhist scholar] and an introduction to meditation event.)
Size: Tea ceremonies operate best in small group settings,
due to the intimacy of interaction between host and guests. In order to
maximize the number of students who can be involved, we will hold multiple tea
ceremonies. We can serve 40 individuals in groups of 5 through 8 one-hour
sessions (4 per day, 2 days). Guests will be required to RSVP for this event, due to the
limited number of place seatings.
Cost comparison:
To give a general idea, a “corporate tea ceremony” at
Shofuso, which serves 5 people maximum, costs $700.00.
http://www.shofuso.com/?page_id=282
Considering we are doing 5-8 tea ceremonies, this event is
extremely cost-efficient. Normally, an honorary is paid to the tea master.
Because Mr. Bergman and Ms. Pai have offered to donate their time, labor and
expertise, we request that the utensils be donated to them as a gift after the
event has concluded. In addition, if this event is successful and we plan to do
tea ceremonies in subsequent years, these tea ceremonies supplies can be
reused.
Transportation/Location: The Tea Society will provide
transportation to the location for all the people who sign up through
carpooling or walking together (5-7 minute drive and 30-minute walk). We are
not doing the event on campus because the environment is important to the
ceremony (we need the right atmosphere and aesthetics, a nearby kitchen and no
steps/stairs) and after evaluating various possibilities on campus including
Galloway Parlor and the STLC meeting rooms we determined that their home was
the best location.
Additional
Information:
**Many of
the materials must be purchased directly from Japan, so there is a 3-4 week
shipping time frame. We can do these events in mid-November, but it is
dependent upon Senate funding us in a timely fashion.
*BIOS:
Markus Bergman
has studied and practiced Japanese tea (chanoyu)
since 1995.
His teachers have included Shoshana Cooper, Ulrich Haas, Glenn Pereira, and
Gary Cadwallader. From 1999-2000, Mr. Bergman studied at the Urasenke
Foundation’s Midorikai in Kyoto, where he studied Japanese language, tea, and
aesthetics. He has attended numerous tea retreats at Sunrise Springs sponsored
by the New Mexico tea group. He has assisted with tea gatherings in Japan,
Hawaii, Boston, and Wimberley, TX. Mr. Bergman is a graduate of Naropa
University, a Buddhist university founded on contemplative principles by
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. His Masters degree is from the New England School of
Acupuncture.
Shin Yu Pai has
studied and practiced Japanese tea (chanoyu)
since 1998. Her teachers have included Shoshana Cooper, Hiromi Weiner, and
Sensei Ikka Nakashima. She has assisted with tea ceremonies in Chicago and
Wimberley, TX.
She is a Tibetan Buddhist in the karma-kagyu lineage and attended Naropa
University. Her Masters degree is from the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago.
She is Associate Director of the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation at Hendrix College.
Importance of the utensils: tea is an
aesthetic practice that is conducted with very refined utensils and implements
hand-crafted by artists. There are traditions of tea-bowl makers and lineages
of woodcarvers, in addition to tea families. The implements are important to
the ceremony – they are referred to as “dogu” and there is part of the ceremony
that reflects upon these materials and objects, where stories emerge about
lineages and craft and an appreciation of these objects occurs. The idea, as
with the tea, is of picturing everyone who goes into planting, growing,
harvesting, and processing the tea to arrive at the experience within the
present moment.
The Profile List of Expenses for Discretionary Funds (September)
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Digital Camera Charger for Nikon D70s
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$5.86
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Shipping and Handling
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$2.98
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The Elements of Style
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$13.57
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The Elements of Style
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$13.57
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The Elements of Style
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$13.57
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Sony Digital Voice Recorder
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$49.45
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2 GB USB Flash Drive
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$9.88
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2 GB USB Flash Drive
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$9.88
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2 GB USB Flash Drive
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$9.88
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2 GB USB Flash Drive
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$9.88
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Total:
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$138.52
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Southern
Regional Conference
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Itemized
Budget Request
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per
person
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Food:
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$30
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Conference
Fees:
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$45
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Lodging:
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club funds
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Gas
Reimbursement:
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club funds
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Total/Student:
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$75.00
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x five
students
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Total:
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$375.00
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